Table 1 Reported sites of Hydatid disease of the musculoskeletal system.
Author | No* | Site of infection |
|---|---|---|
Bal et al [1] | 3 | bone |
Bellil et al [2] | 6 | bone |
Merkle et al [7] | 8 | Iliopsoas, left adductor musculature, left femur, left gluteus medius muscle, musculature of right upper leg |
Metcalf JE [8] | 1 | bone - humerus |
Natarajan MV [9] | 3 | bone - femur |
Torricelli et al [11] | 14 | bone infection with adjacent soft tissue involvement in 12 cases |
Dahniya et al [3] | 7 | 5 bone infections without soft tissue involvement, 2 primary intramuscular (lt. shoulder, rectus femoris and vastus lateralis) |